Joe Sakic
#19 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche · Hockey Hall of Fame
Born Jul 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN · 5'11", 195 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 15th overall in 1987 by QUE (round 1)
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Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | QUE | 70 | 23 | 39 | 62 | -36 | 24 | 148 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 1989-90 | QUE | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | -40 | 27 | 234 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 1990-91 | QUE | 80 | 48 | 61 | 109 | -26 | 24 | 245 | 0 | 1.36 |
| 1991-92 | QUE | 69 | 29 | 65 | 94 | 5 | 20 | 217 | 0 | 1.36 |
| 1992-93 | QUE | 78 | 48 | 57 | 105 | -3 | 40 | 264 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 1993-94 | QUE | 84 | 28 | 64 | 92 | -8 | 18 | 279 | 0 | 1.10 |
| 1994-95 | QUE | 47 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 7 | 30 | 157 | 0 | 1.32 |
| 1995-96 | COL | 82 | 51 | 69 | 120 | 14 | 44 | 339 | 0 | 1.46 |
| 1996-97 | COL | 65 | 22 | 52 | 74 | -10 | 34 | 261 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 1997-98 | COL | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 50 | 254 | 24 | 0.98 |
| 1998-99 | COL | 73 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 23 | 29 | 255 | 31 | 1.32 |
| 1999-00 | COL | 60 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 30 | 28 | 242 | 19 | 1.35 |
| 2000-01 | COL | 82 | 54 | 64 | 118 | 45 | 30 | 332 | 44 | 1.44 |
| 2001-02 | COL | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 12 | 18 | 260 | 64 | 0.96 |
| 2002-03 | COL | 58 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 4 | 24 | 190 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 2003-04 | COL | 81 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 11 | 42 | 253 | 28 | 1.07 |
| 2005-06 | COL | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 60 | 263 | 18 | 1.06 |
| 2006-07 | COL | 82 | 36 | 64 | 100 | 2 | 46 | 258 | 21 | 1.22 |
| 2007-08 | COL | 44 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -4 | 20 | 124 | 11 | 0.91 |
| 2008-09 | COL | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 0.80 |
| 20 seasons | Career | 1378 | 625 | 1016 | 1641 | 30 | 614 | 4621 | 282 | 1.19 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | QUE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1994-95 | QUE | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 1995-96 | COL | 22 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 98 | 0 | 1.55 |
| 1996-97 | COL | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 1.47 |
| 1997-98 | COL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 1998-99 | COL | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 8 | 56 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 1999-00 | COL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 8 | 48 | 15 | 0.53 |
| 2000-01 | COL | 21 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 40 | 1.24 |
| 2001-02 | COL | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 4 | 76 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 2002-03 | COL | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1.29 |
| 2003-04 | COL | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 1.09 |
| 2005-06 | COL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2007-08 | COL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 13 seasons | Playoffs | 172 | 84 | 104 | 188 | -2 | 78 | 582 | 111 | 1.09 |
1997-98 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 50 | 254 | 24 | 0.98 | 10.6 | 23:05 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1998 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 21:48 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21:39 |
| Apr 13, 1998 | @ ANA | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27:45 |
| Apr 11, 1998 | @ LAK | L 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25:19 |
| Apr 6, 1998 | vs LAK | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 25:52 |
| Apr 4, 1998 | @ STL | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:25 |
| Feb 7, 1998 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22:26 |
| Feb 5, 1998 | vs CHI | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21:50 |
| Feb 2, 1998 | @ VAN | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20:25 |
| Jan 31, 1998 | @ SJS | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18:33 |
| Jan 28, 1998 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:25 |
| Jan 26, 1998 | vs EDM | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20:02 |
| Jan 24, 1998 | vs DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23:00 |
| Jan 22, 1998 | vs ANA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24:28 |
| Jan 21, 1998 | @ DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:39 |
| Jan 15, 1998 | vs SJS | T 2-2 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23:07 |
| Jan 14, 1998 | @ ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22:57 |
| Jan 12, 1998 | vs FLA | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:27 |
| Jan 10, 1998 | vs OTT | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24:40 |
| Jan 8, 1998 | vs VAN | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24:08 |
| Jan 6, 1998 | vs CGY | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:17 |
| Jan 3, 1998 | @ PIT | W 5-4 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:03 |
| Jan 2, 1998 | @ BUF | T 2-2 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:53 |
| Dec 31, 1997 | vs NYI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24:15 |
| Dec 29, 1997 | vs MTL | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27:25 |
| Dec 27, 1997 | @ EDM | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19:24 |
| Dec 23, 1997 | vs LAK | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:15 |
| Dec 19, 1997 | vs PIT | T 3-3 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23:11 |
| Dec 17, 1997 | vs DET | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26:03 |
| Dec 15, 1997 | vs TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20:04 |
| Dec 13, 1997 | @ VAN | W 5-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22:41 |
| Dec 12, 1997 | @ CGY | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24:20 |
| Dec 10, 1997 | @ TOR | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22:41 |
| Dec 8, 1997 | @ MTL | L 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26:00 |
| Dec 6, 1997 | vs VAN | W 6-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23:41 |
| Dec 4, 1997 | @ CHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22:46 |
| Dec 2, 1997 | vs EDM | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21:51 |
| Nov 29, 1997 | @ CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24:40 |
| Nov 28, 1997 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23:42 |
| Nov 26, 1997 | @ TBL | T 3-3 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22:01 |
| Nov 23, 1997 | vs LAK | L 1-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25:37 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23:25 |
| Nov 18, 1997 | @ WSH | T 6-6 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27:43 |
| Nov 16, 1997 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23:32 |
| Nov 14, 1997 | @ NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24:27 |
| Nov 13, 1997 | @ PHI | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25:42 |
| Nov 11, 1997 | @ DET | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21:31 |
| Nov 8, 1997 | vs STL | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:09 |
| Nov 5, 1997 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26:47 |
| Nov 1, 1997 | vs CGY | T 3-3 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:05 |
| Oct 30, 1997 | @ STL | T 2-2 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 23:14 |
| Oct 28, 1997 | vs BUF | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24:38 |
| Oct 25, 1997 | @ DAL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:11 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | vs CAR | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29:35 |
| Oct 22, 1997 | vs WSH | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:31 |
| Oct 19, 1997 | @ VAN | T 4-4 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22:22 |
| Oct 17, 1997 | @ CGY | L 5-6 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21:11 |
| Oct 15, 1997 | @ EDM | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:49 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | vs PHX | T 3-3 (OT) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25:41 |
| Oct 9, 1997 | vs SJS | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22:59 |
| Oct 7, 1997 | vs BOS | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21:07 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | @ EDM | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:32 |
| Oct 3, 1997 | @ CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:08 |
| Oct 1, 1997 | vs DAL | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23:35 |